The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-17 00:00:00

AND COMIXECIAL INTELLIGENCE, Two O'CLOCK. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. u Per Cent. Consols , Do Account, Aug. 8 U ss per Cent. Reduced N ew 3 per Cent New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894.... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 los} 4.unuitios, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880 — tWo for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. Do £500 Do £lOO and £2OO .. 25 25 /lank England Stk, 5i per Ct. — Do Account.. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Oldia Stock, 10f per Cont., April 1874 213 Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1570 1. ) ,0 Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do Certificates Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. . ~P,O 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. .Y., 0 6f per Cent., May, 1879 1] 4 per Cent., Au g . 1866 V s 0 bonds El,oou l6 vo under £l,OOO l5 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. A ttstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent b Do 1859.. QTatili an 5 per Cent D 0 4A per Cent., 1852-58-60 p 110 1863 — Ilenes Ayres 6 per Cent — r, ll ilian 6 per Cent, — Cu ba, 6 per Cent 11 ,° 4 ) 6 per Cent. — p '-' 0 5 per Cent. 1864 - "Dador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent b -- 0 , Provisonal Land Warrant — E-, c ua.„Lsh 3 per Cent., 1825 k u o 5 per Cent, 1864 ~Vi'ptian 7 per Cent lOl/ I h ..Do . , Second Issue — lo lf 1 ' lo olr 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — D O Account DO Coupons 0 Account,.... G uatemala 5 per Cent. — 0 1, , 0 b i'llian 5 83 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 2 „. s licatt 3 per Cent -1 -0 Account DO., French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c.. — I 'o 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die „ D itto Scrip, Lia paid I Z oo rish Imperials per Cent New Granada 2 ' o 2 per Cent. D o, Deferred '-', O Land Warrants (Hectares) 4jo Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — p Do do Aug., 186 6 — e n.ivisin 41 per Cent .. ,D 0 per Cent. (Uribarren) — 4-)0 41 per Cent., 1862 .. t o Account b 4- °,.,rtuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .1 .i ) , 0 Account .. ," 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3.. +Jo I . . Account ...... "Allssian 6 per Cent., 1822, i St • D 0 44 per Cent 1850 .. Do .2 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 -- D . r ., 0 5 per Cent, 1862 BB 8 .IJo A.nglo-Dutch 8 Do Scrip, 140 paid 4 rdinian 6 per Cent b 11 0 Account . nanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred DO Account 435 Do Passive Bo Account 305 'l?anish. Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Do Account .. 12f Swedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £6O paid. pm Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Acoount Do L l .OO Bonds ... Do 6 per Cent. 186;; Do Account .. 701 f 70 Do £lOO Bonds 7O Do 1863 -. ,Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent..... — iMezuela 3 per Cent. :ao Account .— - Lo 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Bo Scrip £45 paid Bo 14 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London 'ltstrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Bo A ccoun t ll eigian 41 per Cont., Ex. 25f... — etch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — 1 + 1) ,0 4 per Cent. Certificates ` l , 4%l Etii 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. -- , . - "0 A ccount ............... p r elach Ren Les, 2 per ,?riivian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. Is. 'le dniontese, 5 per Cent,, Ez 25f ...... • TWO O'CLOCK, onaols Money ...... kA, coo unt •S9 ONEY MARKET CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: , The Money market remains in a quiet though utyourable condition, The inquiry for accommoda. tiee stimulated yesterday by the settlement at the !took Exchange has relapsed into an inactive state. T he discount establishments have .more capital than they can profitably employ, and are therefore disposed to lend it out on easier terms, but the Public, believing that further concessions will be granted, are unwilling to negotiate more bills than their present necessities require. very where the inquiry has fallen off, but as yet the quwagons for short-dated paper are not lower than and 7i per cant. There was no gold sent into the B ink of Eng, land yesterday. Tha amount of duty paid on tea in London for t he week ending the 6th instant, represented 41,068,933, while that for exportation from Lon. don during the week ending the 3d inst. was £ 63 7,ols— ma ki ag a total of L 1,705,948, against 41,274,172 in the corresponding period of last year. Our commercial transactions with Turkey have made immense progress within the last seven years, both in respect to merchandise imported as well as exported. The re4l value of the total imports into t he United Kingdom from Turkey in 1857 was 42 1 3 47,232; in 1858, X 2,604,606; in 1869, .i 2,728,415 ; in 1860, £3,180,365 ; in 1861, £ 3 ,636,832 ; in 1882, 4,261,009 ; in 1863, 46,300,54 At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 47c. The English Stock market continues to present dull appearance. The transactions recorded are far from numerous, but prices are nevertheless main tained at steady quotations. Consols for money are 891 1, and for the account 894 2. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88a a ; Exchequer B ills, 255. to 15s. die,; and India Bonds, 16s. to , dis. Ia the Foreign Market very few important C hanges have taken place in prices. Turkish Con anlides have improved 4 to 501 511, Mexican ex 411 remain at 281 29, the New Stock continues at 26 4 , Greek are again 234 24, Spanish Passive 304 sad the Confederate Loan is steady at 77 79. In the Railway Share Market a rather heavy tone has prevailed. Great Northern A stock has declined 2, Midland t, North Eastern, Berwick, and South Eastern 4. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain eeedingly dull, without change as regards prices. Bank and Miscellaneous shares remain in mode rate favour at steady prices. Union of London, however, have improved to 534, Oriental Bank to 58 4, Credit Moblier to 11! 124, and Hudson Bay Co. toLondon Engineering and Shipbuilding Co. are quoted 1 2 prem, Natal Investment to it Prem.: and Maritime Credit 1,1 a prem. TILE SAME WITH A DIFFERENCE.—In England 'Pi ' e have the House of Lords and House of Com r.,°4B ; in Francs there i s the C or p s L eg i s l a tif, or Senate ; Austria the Reicharath ; in Greece the National As the tia blY • in Spain Cortes al the ; in Switzerland ederal Counc , I; and Portu in Nor g way and Sweden the Storthe ; in Denmark the Upper and Lower Houses of the I :Praad the Landething, and the Folksthing; in Hol- P l 4) Belgium, B avaria, Saxony, Hanover, Wurtemburg, of rl L B sis, Italy, and Moldo-Wallachia they have a Chamber ,"Putiee ; at 'Frankfort they have a Diet, so als o h as their Souse the Federal a n d the Confederate Stat es h ave Ilouse of Congress and House of Representatives ; in Z 6l ieci things are in a state of transition, but the Mexi :l4 Used to h ave a C ongress ; i n South and C entra l Ame cat2seas different Republics each. have their Senate heeor ; the Emperor of Brazil summons his Cortes ; let Sandwich Islands they have a Convention. We hear xe_e• tastern Princes and statesmen holding a Darbar or v • EL Most ,f* our Colonieti have their Houses of As. It is singular that the Emperor of Russia and th e 181114 ° 1 of Turkey ahould each be able to govern with ou t osistanee from their Share, SNARE MARKETS—This day. 13.14, St 10 st st 50 20 tP.16.4 12.10 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Bir., WOl., and Str. Va]. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall., .. ei•• • • Q o Do.E I been paid to B. Dubin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,kAb. Juno. Eciinburgh Olargow., Glasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stook Ditto East/1101mi st Great Xorthof Scotland Great Northern... Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. an'', W. of Irelan Great Western Do Str iv*al otOck Lancashire& Yorkshire London and lilackwail Lon., Bright., S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover' Lon. AD Noel Western' Lon. it 80 , 4 th Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln! Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby ,lid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New ,North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Soot tieh Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot 'Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo) Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton 1; Darlington Do Do New, 188 G Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford ese Kilhennyl West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.lll West Midland —Oxford' Do Newport Do Hereford UST. Closing Price. 86 *8 1261 1271 0 7 35 36 16 17 80 91 110 112 47 48 7 71 134 135 151 15! 13L 123 00 02 69i 7J 117.1 1181 66 Os i 1051 1061 i 11 43 117/ 218 f 08 D 9 661 671 1121 113 ; 133 138 108 110 54i 65i 25i 26i 106 107 Business done. 134 1491 1175 f 66 1171 i t 1371 I P 911 94 34 38 Plymouth Lichfield .... 29 Devon and Exeter ..., 30 1 Stocktca .... 3O Derby ''EMBER.. Brecon l9 Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFiratootQber 27 64 6 93 94 126 129 _4 1 p 76 7g 10i 11 125 130 39 41 57 59 E 5 Z 7 911 9.1 101 103 7 8 374 38i 10& 113 8 9 p 165 170 6 7 ( 3 4 p 101 104 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business done 100 .I.flantiC& St Lawrenc( all 58 60 Sk 6 Bom.,Barodact.Cent Inc 100 101 102 Gn. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New . 20 Do. E. Shares 7l dis p 201 Buffalo and Laxeliuron all a 54 10 Do. Preference . all 71 8/ 'OO Buffalo,Brant,dsGodria 1 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 - 0 ) 75 80 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:-• 100 75 80 ,00 1)0. do. June 1, 18;4 100 75 BO at Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin 100 97 99 st Cape Town & Dock Seri; 100 94 96 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. , 100 102 104 Stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 101 102 1011 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 par 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stook Grand Trunk of Canada 100 19 29 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 71 73 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 55 57 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 43 45 100 Do. 4th Prcf. stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred. all 26 28 stook Gt.lndlarenin.gua.sp.o 100 1011 1021 1021 10 Do. New gua. sp. a—. 12 par 11- 12 Do. January, 1862 .. stool( Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. 100 99 101 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 91 01 201 Do. New 18 111 11 6 100 Do. p.c. '73 with't op . t all 89 91 100 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 82 80 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 19d in stook Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 9 1001 100 stook Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 93 95 stook Dc. 46 d 0........ 100 90 92 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock 91e1b.Corp. 6p. o. finds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all CO 62 100 Do. 7p. C alortg. Eds. all 20 Newßrunswlok,X Canda Class A and all 2 6 N.ll.l.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 82 84 stook Scinde .......... (100 1001 1011 101 stock Do. Delhi l $: 1...1 i 100 99i 1001 120 Do. ' 4 I 2 4d par at I Do. Punjaub 1 all 931 1001 Do. Do. , Stook Do. Indus. St . Flo ) 1.00 94 C 6 ,96 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.tioy. 6 p.c.J a. &Jul) 1877-84.............. 100 96 99 961 71 Do. Bp. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 46 29 Do. 6p. 0. Mar. & Sept. 100 98 102 Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. 10C 84 86 85 4 I i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 84 86 'Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1873 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1890 100 1(8 110 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 106 108 ;Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 !Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 103 105 ' (Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 104 107 'N.13.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.rtjuly 100 97 100 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1,1861 100 08 18 Do. sp. c.,11341 to 187( 100 98 98 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 96 98 964 .... New Zealand 6 p cent 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 99 102 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 101 104 S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 105 107 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Jadauly 100 Do. lo 6 p.o. An..tOot.. 100 1081 1 0 91 1084 9 BRITISH MINES. 2 ' Umbrian Consol. G old 1 1 3d Ulifford Amalgamated.. 30 32 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 580 600 East Bassett (Mogan).. 80 68 70 --•East Clogau Gold Ltd. —•— East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 27'3 203 East Carn Brea... . 3.4.0 8 83 E. Vir'llinesel (Tavistk.) 8.13.0 5 61 Gam4SLAubyn(Gwen , 581 5 7 ,Great South Tolgus.... 178 2 21 G. Wheal Vor (Heist= 40 27 29 Grenville flerod's-Foot 8.12 38 40 Ilingeton Downs 4.18.0 31 41 Lady Bertha Slargaret (Guy Lelant 93 8 10 —Jlarke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 23 13 1 d New Setun l9l 75 85 —• North Downs 3 It 13 N.W11 . 1 Ilaseet(Illo2•an; 3.1.0 23 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze) , Providenoe(Uny Lelut.) 10.0.7 40 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 13 483 500 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Frau. (Mogan; 10.1.13.9 421 474 Stray Park 30.17.0 28 30 famar Silv.ez Lead Min. - fin Croft 9 18 19 West Basset (Illogan) ll 9 10 • W Ci radon (Liskeard) 9 12 14 West Soton Wheel Basset (Illogan) 53 92 95 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 10 25 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.8 WhealLudeott ...... 3.5. b 13 2 Wheal Mary Ann (Lien.) 8 14 18 Wheal 3eton 583 210 215 Wheal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 19 21 Wheal Union 4 11 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. North Staffordshire, 22 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Namur and Liege gua. 14t. per annum, Si Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 10/ South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 21/ Western and North-Western of France, 201 FOREIGN AIME& Fortnos (Um.), 3; BANK& &gra and Misterrnan's (lhm), 110 Alliance (11m.), Ditto, new, 67i Anglo Austrian, 7i Anglo-Italian, Jim., 5i Bank of British Columbia, 101 10 Consolidated Bank, lira., Ili European Bank, lim., 14 Imperial Bank of Jhina, India,"and Japan, lim 6i Imperial Ottoman, 17; London Bank of Mezizo and S. America, lim., London Bank of Scotland, lira., 161 London Joint Stook, 491 London and South-Western, 23 London and 1! estminster, 94t ; National Provincial of England. Ditto, ditto. 381 9 Oriental Baru corporation, 54 South Eistern, lim., 91 Union of London ,s'# 31 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 70 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, i B i City Offices, lim., 31 Commercial Union, Insurance. 8 Consolidated Discount, Um., 7i Credit 310131;1er, Di;l2i East India Irrigation and Canal, 5 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 31 Electric Telegraph, 1C44 Financial Corporation, / Hudson's Bay 17} International Financial Society, I International Land Credit, lira., 6 Joint Stock Discount, Urn., 61 7 London Financial Association, Um., 251 DI dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (ail), 111 Oriental Financial, lim., 31 Rio:de Janeiro City hoproyements, lira,. 251 'RES FOR 1884. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN AWKWARD MISTAKE—A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—Mary Ann Lazell, a respectable looking female, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with being concbrned with others in stealing a watch and chain, of the value of £9, the property of Patrick Burke, a tailor, living at No. 24, Castle-street, Leicester-square. The prosecutor said that on Monday night he was going through Leicester-square when he was accosted by two women, who asked him to treat them. He did Pot not being quite sober at the time, and after leaving the publit; - house, and when near Orange-street, he received a blow from behind which knocked him down, and on getting up again he found that his watch and chain, of the value of £9, were gone, and the two women as well. Seeing the pri soner last night, and believing she was one of the women who robbed him, he took hold of her and told her so, and she sail she would go with him to the Vine-street station, but that she had not robbed him. He, however, had now a doubt on his mind, and would not swear she was one of the women, but last night he believed she was. Mr Tyrwhitt--Were you sober last night? Prosecutor said he was, but not on Monday night. He went home directly after he was robbed and told his wife all about it. In reply to the accused, the prosecutor said it was near twelve o'clock when he was robbed. The accused said she was in bed on Monday night by ten o'clock, and could call a witness to prove it. She had lived in service at No. 5, Waterloo-place, Pall. mall, and persons there could state that she was a respectable person. Williams, 129 C, said the accused, on being given into custody, said she was in bed at the time of the robbery. The accused again asserted her innocence, and said she had never seen the prosecutor before he gave her into custody. A respectable female said the accused slept with her on Monday night, and, she was positive, was not out of the house after ten o'clock. Mr Tyrwhitt said he considered it proper for the sake of the accused that the case should be heard out. A mistake had been. committed, and a most important one, and the accused, who would be discharged, would leave the court without a stain on her character. The accused was then discharged, RACING FIXTU Au() Egham .............. 16 Dover ................ 18 Oxford ................ 18 Yarmouth ............ 23 York August .......... SEPT] Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden 1 Warwick September 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester .. 8 Doncaater ..... 13 rum SUA, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1864. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, MANCHESTER BETTING,—Tuffs DAY, EBOR HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Welcome (taken freely) 6to 1 twat Higlaflyer's dam colt (taken freely) Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market steady. Sales probably 12,000 bake or more. THAMES. ONE O'CLOCK CLOSING.—James Fu'cher, a tall and powerful man, was brought before Mr Paget charged with violently assaulting Mr Speck, the landlord of the Three Mariners public-house, Itopemaker's-fields, Limehouse. It appeared that shortly before 1 o'clock this morning the prisoner called at the Three Mariners, and was supplied, but reluctantly, with a half pint of porter, to which another customer added a glass of ale. Mr Speck requested the prisoner to drink his beverage and depart at once, as the law required him to close his house at one o'clock, and he wished to obey the law. The prisoner said he did not care for the law, and swore and raved loudly. He called Mr Speck by the most vile names, and when the land lord attempted to put him out of the house he made a furious attack upon him, tore his shirt off his back, struck him on the eye, and knocked him down. Speck was seri ously injured, and his trousers were split. Mr. Speck then got rid of the fellow, and closed his house. The landlord and his wife were in their bedroom, about to go to bed, when the prisoner returned, and, to use Mr. Speck's lan guage, "assaulted the house." Mrs. Speck looked out of the window and expostulated with the prisoner, who used the most filthy language towards her. A constable named Hackstep, No. 293 K, arrived and took the prisoner into custody, Mr. Speck added that he wished to observe the law and close precisely at one o'clock, but unless protected by the law he could not do so. Mr Paget—You are quite right; I am glad there is such prompt obedience to the law. The evidence of Mr Speck was fully confirmed by Mrs Susannah Bell, a neighbour. The prisoner—l have nothing to say. Mr Paget said there had not been a single case of viola tion of the new law in the district since the passing of the Act of Parliament closing the public houses and refreshment rooms from Ito 4 o'clock. The assault was a most savage one, and he sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprison ment and hard labour in the House of Correotion. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL STATEMENT UPON OATH.—Charlotte Moody was placed at the bar charged with feloniously assaulting and wounding Margaret Hartwell by striking her on the head with a jug. Complainant said that she was in the neighbourhood of Peter-street, Westminster, last night, when she saw the prisoner and her brother-in-law quarrelling, and separated them. In an hour or more after this the prisoner came and struck her on the head with a jug, and she became sense less from the effects of the wound. Mr Arnold—What made her do this ? Prosecutrix—l am sure I can't tell at all. Mr. Arnold—Had you not said or dons something to provoke her ? Prosecutrix—Nothing ; I never spoke to her, good or bad. Mr Arnold—Then there was no reason whatever for her doing it r Prosecutrix—Not the least. Mr Arnold—Was she sober ? Prosecutrix—l can't tell. Police constable Feshlay, 112 B, said that at half past 10 last night he saw a crowd of people in St. Peter-street, and found the prosecutrix attacking the prisoner. The prisoner wanted her to go away, but the prosecutor challenged her to fight. Prisoner refused, and the prosecutrix then went into a public house and remained a few minutes. When she came out she rushed upon the prisoner, seized her by the hair of the head, and began striking her. Witness did not see prosecutrix receive the blow with the jug, as they were surrounded before witness got up. Witness had pro secutor's wound dressed at the hospital. Mr Arnold said that prosecutrix had deceived him by the grossest falsehoods, and he should merely require the pri soner to enter into a £5 recognizance to keep the peace. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat—both old and new—were very moderate. The trade, however, was heavy at the late decline in prices. New red wheat was quoted at 41s to 44s ; new white. 44s to 475; and new Talavera, 46s to 52s per cwt. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. For all descriptions the trade was dull at the recent fall in the currency. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request at about previous rates. The aupply of barley on sale was but moderate. The trade was quiet for all descriptions at about stationary prices, New English barley, 32s to 36s per qr. - Malt moved off slowly at about previous quotations. The supply of oats on sale was large. A fair business was transacted in most descriptions at about previous rates. Beans and peas ruled firm at fully late rates. The flour trade was quiet on firmer terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oats. Flour. English 250 610 60 360 Irish .. — 1,400 foreign 3,750 2,390 17,450 3,840 brls, BOROUGH HOP. The plantations are stated to be suffering from drought, and the accounts at hand to-day are not so satisfactory as hitherto. Last year's hops are steady in price, but old pro duce is a dull inquiry. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat on sale is but moderate, yet the trade is quiet as follows :-- beef, from 28 10d to 48 4d; mutton, 38 3d to 43 8d; lamb, 5s 4d to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcass. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 17.—Wind this day at noon—N.W,; fine. CARDIFF, Aug. 16.—Calm—Sailed--Henry Brum and Elizabeth Yeo, for Quebec—lsland Light, for New York. FALMOUTH, Aug. 16. —Arrived— Clara, from Bahia, LL, Aug. 16.—Arrived—Ilos, from Quebec. OFF QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 16—Arrived—Berwickshire, from Hong Kong. POUTSMOUH, Aug, 1.6.--Wind S.E. to S.S.E.— Arrived—H.M.S. Osborne and Walverine, from westward. Sailed—H.M.S. I,Trgent, for North Araerica—.Elenry Dun can, for Quebec, POOLE, Aug, 16—Arrived—Prince Eugene, for New. foundland. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morniflg. Arrived, Aug. 16—Demetrius, from Cronstadt—Aurora, from Dram. Arrived, Aug. 17—Citizen, from Bordeaux—Great Northern, from Gothenburg—Velocity, from Calais—Stad Dordrecht, from Dordt—liolland, from Ostend—Sir R. Peel, from Dunkirk. Sailed, Aug. 16--jumna, for 13rusbraooh—Hanover, steamer, for Calais, MAL, IVednesday Morning. Passed, Aug. 16—Britannia, steamer, from London, for Gibraltar. _ _ Passed, Aug. 17—City of Pekin, from London, for Glas gow—Julia of Exeter, from the north for the west. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2i per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 par £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Hint price of £3 17s. 10Id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 3-lithe per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advises from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchang on London is 13.5: per £1 sttrlin4. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 3-10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 28L per cent., and the premium on gold is 157 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on the importiiticin of gold fro tlw United States,'; GERMANY AND DENMARK. (From the Times Correeponlent.) VIENNA, August 13. Although M. 'On Quaade is still without special instructions, he has received notice that ho and Colonel Kauffmann are to continue to represent the Danish Government during the negotiations for peace. In general the prolonged delay in the despatch of the expected instructions is attributed to the intrigues of the Western Powers, however wrongly. Before French lln the Denmark a preliminariesrk leniently, repeatedly advised Austria to of peace were signed the Government and within the last week the Duke de Gramont has returned to the charge. M. Quaade was so over - burdened with work that he treat e applied to his Government for assistance, and it is to be supposed that his request has been complied with, as M. von Bille , who was Secretary to the Danish of the war, Legation at the outbreak returned to this city on Tuesday last. In the Kreutz Zeitung it is said that M. von Bisnaark managed to "con vert" the Austrian Minister of State, bat the intel ligencewho enjoy the confidence of von Sehmerling say grano salt's. Persons must be taken cum that he greatly admires some points in M. von Bis- mark's character , and I can readily conceive that such is the eoe. The Austrian Minister has great strength of will and tenacity of purpose, and it is, therefore, not unlikely that he greatly appreciates those qualities in the Prussian statesman. During the last fortnight M. von Schmerling, who is about to leave for Ischl, has frequently conferred with Count Rechberg, and I believe that he full; ap proves the policy of his colleagues in regard to Prussia. It is, however, evident th at C ount R ec h. berg is beginning to feel that he may get into serious difficulties if he should continue to set the secon d ary German States at naught. For some time past the relations between this Government and the repre sentatives of Saxony, Hanover, Bavaria, and Wars temberg have been very cool, and every now and then I have occasion to remark that the French Government is suspected of instigati ng those States to make opposition to *the so.call e d "leading" German Powers. The Governmental organs of the Vienna press express disapproval of the occupation of Lauenburg by Hanoverian troops, yet it appears that the latter have an indisputable right to remain in that Duchy until peace is definitively concluded with Denmark. On the let of October, 1863, the German Diet ordered a corps of execution, which was to be composed of Hanoverians and Saxons, to occupy Holstein and Lauenburg, and the decree of the Baud has new been fulfilled to the very letter. In official circles it is maintained that Federal troops have no right to remain in either of the Elbe Duchies, "as they have been ceded by Den mark to Austria and Prussia," but the Austrian Government will do well to recollect that prelimi naries of peace are not equivalent to a treaty. The march of Federal troops into Lauenburg so greatly roused the ire of the Prussians that they at onced asked for an explanation of the conduct of the Hanoverian Government. At first the Hanoverian Minister for Foreign Affairs was somewhat irre solute, but ultimately took courage, and replied that the Federal troops had entered Lauenburg in obedience to an order issued by the Federal com missaries for Holstein and Lauenburg. It need hardly be said that the inexcusable conduct of the Prussians in respect to Rendsburg led to the °cone pation of Lauenburg. Up to the 9th instant, there was not a single Federal soldier in the above mentioned Duchy, but now a whole bottalion is stationed in the towns of Itatzeburg and Molln. The Berlin Government still tries to keep from the knowledge of the world its intentions in regard to the Duchies, but the aim of M. von Bismarck is perfectly well known to the Germans. .He wishes to obtain Lauenburg as an indemnificat i on for the S expenses incurred during the war, and to connect with Prussia by means of what is here called " a military and diplomatic alliance." If Prince Frederic of Augustenburg is willing to agree to the foregoing terms his claim to the throne of Schleswig-Holstein wi:l be supported by Prussia but if he should be ref rac t or M. agitate in favour of D a k e Peter . of Oldenburg. The nobles and clergy in Holstein and expressed a wish that th ose Duchies may' enter into liv. von ch B ie is s m w a ig rk have will was lo a closer connexion with P russia ; an d it ms," rea sonably be supposed th at th i s is not to th e t as t e of the Austrian Gover nment, as Baron Ch ar l es von W Scheel-Plessen, wh o President of ooff great the Estates of Holstein, h as b een requeste d to come at once to this city. Baron von p n g e talent, belongs to the F eu d al party, an d h e i s sa id le s s n, to be opposed to the Duke of Augustenburg, because his Highness has promised to uphold the Holstein Constitution of 1849. On the 17th inst. the King of Hrussia and M, Von. Bismark will come to this city, and it is understood that many matters of importance will be discussed and settled while they are here. King William and his Minister will pass four or five days i n V ienna, and dur i ng their stay there will be a grand review on the Schmelz, a large common near the Imperial Palace at Schronbrunn. As the inhabitants of this city have taken it into their heads that the good understanding between inse r tin a in his paper the Count Rechberg and M. von Bisteark bodes no good to their newly - acquired r i g h ts an d privil eges persons connected with the Mi n i stry o f St a t e are at great pains to have it mad e k nown t o the p u bli c , that the Reichsrath will b e month of bring in towards the eiled a but t of le haveethe g the next session of the Re i shsratb, Government rmi tober. We are told that h in several bills of im• -a the goodwill of the present Cabinet. Dr Schuselk a , t h e t a l en t e d a nd popular editor of a weekly pap er , h as j us t b een brought to trial for publishing. an art i cle i n which litrdu nQn little it was said that there are Jes u it s i n a ll confes sions, and that their elln is to stultify the people. The charge brought b y th e prose entfoorrnfor w a t sh,et that he, by against the editor of the Be arliele in question, hadinsulted con f ess i ons th a t were recognised by the State. As Dr. Schuselka was sentenced to imprisonment for one calendar month, he has forfeited his political rights, and will not be able to sit in the Low er Austrian Diet, of which assembly he is a disti nguished member. It rains day after day here, and the weather is so very unseasonable that s everal persons o f my acquaintance have left their houses in the country and returned to town. ACCIDENTS BY DROWNING, C IILO/10E0R31, &c.— I The remedy which promisee the best results, both from theory and actual experiments on a large number of the lower animals, on dozens on dozen s : of such creatures, is electricity through the respiratory muscles, not to the heart as formerly. "Faradisation" cures facial hemiplegia, and renews the vital activity of muscles, p ara l yse d f or a time byshteomok or fluid, clot it in the beb rain ; but th e or di n a r y electric feared , only aggravates the mischief, as the violent current is directed sack along the nerve to the brain, rather than to the muscles. So much is this now recognised that we have' six current" induction or faradisation instruments, the current six times refined or removed from the common electric shook or fluid. The ordinary induction magneto electric battery is perhaps the beet for such accidents by drowning, chloro form,opbaj passed d r! eteasotgoh h b e t b Y an intermittent, but gc t the chief current, phrenie nerve (where the omohyoid musoe in the n ec k li es at the outer edge of the sterna-mastoid, the wetted sponge of one pole applied here, and the other pole applied as a wetted sponge also anywhere about the floating ribs), to excite respira tion. Whatever is done in a drowning or chloroform acci dent must be done quickly, and in an instant, the face and neck and chest well exposed, fanned with a lady's fan with cold air, which excites in a wonderful manner the external respiratory nerves, when the usual hospital manipulations altogether fail,—.Dr. Kidd' s Work on Chloroform. The Journal de Villefranehe states that the waters of the Saone are so low that at 200 yards from the bridge of Frans the rivor may be walked across. Thei steamboats which ply are obliged to make a great number o curves to avoid do said banks. Metropolitan Railway Company. MEETING (THIS DAY). The halfloarly general meeting of the shareholders in this company Was held this afternoon at the London Tavern. _ _ _ _ _. _.... ___. The report, which has appeared in the Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said it was so full, and entered so completely into the policy of the com pany and its results, that he need not say anything more about it. He had received letters urging that a larger divi dend should be declared, but he thought that which was now declared, under all circumstances, was a fair one. Mr. PARSON, ex-deputy chairman, in seconding the motion, said that from the amount to be carried over another half per cent, might be declared, but the sum to be carried over would be exceedingly small. The directors in determining the amount of dividend to be declared, had been guided to a great extent by the fact that the Finsbury extension would participate in the earnings of the line this half year, while the Finsbury extension itself would not be productive of any benefit. The object of the directors was to give to the shareholders suchadividend which theywould be able to maintain next half year when the Finsbury capital would be brought in. He believed that in April next their line would be in working order up to Aldersgate-street, and that by this time next year would be open to Finsbury it self. (Hear, hoar.) He could assure the proprietors that the dividend to be declared had been fairly earned during the half-year, and no person who had a wish to invest his money in the line need have any fear that the dividend had been improperly made up. Considering the difficulties they had had to encounter he thought a dividend at the rate of 6f per cent. which it was proposed to declare was a very fair one. The directors had no intention of unduly burdening their shareholders with extensions and unconsidered speculations. The CHAIRMAN said he had forgotten to mention the subject of working men's trains, During the last week they had carried 3,768 working men to their business and homes, and that at a profit to the company. This was a great ad vantage to the working men, who, at the time of the morn ing at which these trains ran, could not avail themselves of omnibuses, and would obliged to walk, After some conversation the report was unanimously adopted, and a dividend was declared at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the preference stock, and at the rate of 5f per cent. on the ordinary stock, carrying forward to the credit of next half-year a balance of £2,463 6s 101. The meetiag was then made special, and resolutions were passed authorising the raising of capital by the crea tion of new shares. The meeting then separated. Dr. Manning on the Catastrophe at Santiago. Monday being the "Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary," an altar which has recently been erected in the Catholio church of St. Charles Borromeo, in Upper Ogle-street, Fitzroy-square, was, with great pomp and solemnity, dedicated to "Our Lady Immaculate," as a reparation for the many blasphemies offered to Jesus and Mary in consequence of the terrible catastrophe which occurred at Santiago towards the close of last year. The ceremony was witnessed by a very numerous and attentive congregation. At the high mass whichfollowed a sermon was preached by the Right Rev. Monsignore Manning, D.D., who, in referring to the special object for which they had assembled, said the terrible accident at Santiago, which had caused such wide-spread misery and affliction, was one of those occurrences that had been per mitted by the Divine will for some inscrutable purpose. The facts were fresh in the memory of all, and it would therefore be unnecessary for him to repeat them. The hu man heart was harrowed by the mere thought of the suffer ings, both bodily and mental, which in a single moment came like a flood upon a whole congregation who were as sembled in the sanMuary of God. But the world, ever ready to seize an opportunity of inveighing against the Church, took occasion, more especially in this country, to your out a tide of blasphemy more vehement than the flood of sorrow which had fallen upon Santiago. aad to utter sen timents of which a cultivated and above all a Christian nation ought to be profoundly ashamed. The best way for them, as Catholics, to reply to such charges was by main taining perfect silence, for the persons who could speak in such a way were incapable of argument and reason. It was vain to argue or remonstrate with theme who spoke blasphemy—they could only pray for them. Nothing could offend a man more deeply than an insult directed against his mother, and it was reasonable to believe that when our Divine Lord was spit upon during his lifetime here upon earth he suffered the indignity with a greater calm than ho had borne the insults lately poured out upon the memory of his mother. It was their duty, then, to an swer those insults by acts of reparation, and of love, honour, and gratitude to the blessed Virgin. They had chosen the Festival of the Assumption for the inauguration of the altar, because it was on another feast of th 9 Holy Virgin—that of the Immaculate Conception—that the catastrophe took place which had given rise to the outpouring of so much impiety, He would take leave of this distasteful subject by urging upon his hearers the duty of silence, reparation, and prayer for those who had been guilty of that impiety. They would pray that the Divine illumination might be given to those who knew not what they did, and that their eyes might be opened, so that they might perceive that in blaspheming the immaculate mother of God they were crucifying again her Divine Son. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The present return shows a manifest improvement in the health of London in last week, as compared with the two previous weeks. The deaths, which were 1,607 and 1,595 respectively in the two weeks ending the 6th of August, declined to 1,433 in that which ended lest Saturday. The deaths of young p „,gons (under 20 years of age) fell from about 980 to 862. The ave.r 2 ge number of deaths in the 32d week of ten previous ;ears, 1854-63, is, with a correction for increase of pope'lation, 1,368, and the number ac tually returned fen . last week exhibits an excess of 65 over the number estimated for the second week of August. In respect of fatal diseases a comparison of results in the last two weeks sksowe a decrease in the deaths by measles from 102 to 72, in those by scarlatina from 58 to 46, in those by L liarrhcea from 286 to 228. Besides the 228 from diarrhea, last week, there were 22 from cholera, 5 of which oecorred to adults. Of the deaths from diarrhcea, a:1 except 24 were among infants. Both this complelet and measles were most prevalent in the east districts; 4 deaths from measles and 18 from diarrhoea wee 0 recorded in the Shoreditch district, 5 from measles tZod 9 from diarrtcea in Bethnal-green, 7 from measfel. and 10 f ro m diarrhoea in Whitechapel, 6 from meael._and 2 from diarrhcea in St. George - in -the-East, 4 1:orn measles and 9 from diarrhea] , in Stepney, 6 froo measles and 6 from diaracea in Mile-end Old Town, 10 from measles and 13 from diarrhea in Poplar. Diserhcea was returned in 11 cases in the Lambeth district, in 13 in that of Greenwich, in 10 in Isling. ton, and in 6 in the south sub-district of West London. 65 years, died on the 9th inst , A woman, aged a fter 11 days' illness , of a p o p lex y fr om exposure t o ' t he heat. A child, aged eleven weeks, died at 2, Albion street, Bethnal-green, from "want of nourishment and rough usage by the father." Last week the births of 1,014 boys and 948 girls, in all 1,962 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854 63 the average number (corrected) was 1,832. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.958 in. The mean daily reading was above 30in. on the last t hree days. The reading fell to 29 . 62 in. on Tues day, and rose to 30. 23 in. on Saturd a y. T he mean temperature of the air in the week was 61.2 deg. which is 0.6 deg, below the average of the s ame we ek in 43 years (as determined by Mr Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average on four days. The highest day temperature w as 824 deg. on Monday; the lowest night tempera. ture was 42.2 deg. on Friday. The range in th e week was therefore 40.2 deg. The mean daily range was 25.1 deg. The least daily range was 13 . 3 deg. ; the greatest 34 deg. The difference be. tureen the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 12.7 deg. The mean degree of the humidity of the air was 64, complete saturation being represented by 100. On Tuesday the humi dity rose to 92 ; on Thursday it fell to 54. The wind was in the south-west on the first three days; afterwards in the north-west, south-east, and south west. Half an inch of rain fell on Tuesday. A VALIANT YANKEE.—A man in Rochester advertises that he will assassinate Jeff. Davis if the Go vernment will furnish him with six pairs of pistols and 500 dole. Probably he wants a transportation train also, to convey his firearms.—New York World. VIE PRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT TO COrENEAGEN, Aug. 13.—The Faedreland of to-day says, it It is generally reported that the Prince and Princess of Wales will visit our Roy al F amil y in September. The semi , official Berlingske Tulmde states that Prince Alfred will visit Iceland, and return to England at the commence went of next month.—.ReNter's .ExpresB. THE GREAT EASTERN. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES, AUGUST 16. CIVIL SIDE, (Before Mr Baron Pigott.) RAE V. CUNARD AND ANOTIVR, In this case the plaintiff was Mr John Rae, and the de. fendants Mr Joseph Cunard and Mr James Archiba Id Kerr Wilson, and the action was brought to recover compe;ai ation from the auctioneers engaged in the sale by auction c f the Great Eastern for not having handed her over ro the plain tiff, who claimed to have made the highest bid, and to, have complied with all the conditions of the sale. air James, Q.C., stated the case for the plaintiff, from which it appeared that on Feb. 17 last the Great E. tstern was put up to auction by Mr Cunard, who performe 3 the office of auctioneer, Mr Wilson assisting him, and it I'Deing a sale without reserve as announced, the defendant e tated that he was ready to receive any bid that might be !Dade. He waited some time, and at last a bid was made of £20,000. A bid then came from the further end of the room of £25,030. "Name" was called out, and the gentlerean'a name was announced as Mr John Rae, who had been for upwards of 40 years a shipowner in Liverpool, and was extremely well known. There was E pause, and some conversation seemed to take place between Mr Cunard, Mr Viilson, and Mr Gill, an attorney. After another pause Mr Wilson proceeded to Mr Rae and said "Are you prepared to pay the deposit ?" Mr Rae replied "Why, one has not always money to this large extent in one's pocket. Knock the vessel down to me and I will provide the money forthwith." Mr Wilson went away, and there was some further parley between the gen tlemen there, when Mr Cunard put up the vessel at the former bid of £20,000. Then there was a bid of 20,000 guineas, and at last £25,000 was bid again, and after dwel ling for some time it was demanded who was the purchaser, when a Mr Yates was announced to be the bidder, and to him the vessel was knocked down on behalf of the New Great Eastern Steam Ship Company (Limited), Mr Rae there upon stepped up and said, "I am the bidder of £25,000, and I demand to have the ship." But Mr Cunard replied, " I have knocked it down to Mr Yates, or to the new com pany ; it is not yours.' _ . These were the main facts of the case for the plaintiff; and evidence having been heard in their support, Mr Brett. for the defence, denied that there was a bona fide bid for the ship by the plaintiff, and that he was in a condition to have paid either the deposit or purchase money. He Wade a bid which he knew could not be accepted, and after it was found that the vessel had gone at a low price, other people sought in his name to get possession of the ship. His Lordship, in summing up, put the questions—Did the plaintiff bid as an intending purchaser ; did he intend to stand by his bid; did he give it in good faith; was the authority to sell revoked by Mr Gill, solicitor to the trustees, before the purchase was declared; was the plaintiff ready to pay the deposit either within the room or in a reasonable time at the Bank, supposing he had satisfied the auctioneers in the room of his intention and ability to do so. Thor. there was the question of damages, and they should reply to these questions. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after six hours' consultation returned a verdict for the plaintiff— damages 40s. The Judge ruled that, upon the jury's reading of the con ditions, the sale money should have been paid in the room. He therefore entered the verdict for the defendants, with leave to the plaintiff to move for a new trial. The Wife Murder at Sheffield. LEEDS TOWN HILL. (Before Mr Justice Keating.) Yesterday Joseph Myers, table-knife grinder, was placed at the bar charged with the murder of his wife, Nancy Myers. He was evidently very weak, breathed heavily, and suffered from a slight cough. In a weak voice he pleaded not guilty to the indictment, Mr Blackburn stated the case. The prisoner had been married for some years to Nancy Myers, and they lived together at Sheffield. He was about 43 years of age, and at the time of her death the deceased was about 44. They had several children, but at the period in question only two of them resided with them. On the 10th cf June, about 9 o'clock, the deceased went down stairs, dressed, with the exception of one boot. Shorly afterwards her husband went down with the boot in his hand, and threw it at her feet. The deceased made use of an expression to the effect that if he did not like it he might put the boot down his throat,and this appeared to be the only angry expression made use of by her. Nothing further was then said, and the prisoner went oat. Presently afterwards Mrs. Myers went out, but ultimately returned to her own house, and was seen by a neighbour stooping down by the staircase leading from the house part up to the chamber. The next thing was that the prisoner was seen to go into the house and to stab his wife suddenly and rapidly two or three times. The poor woman was on the ground, but she jumped up, and a woman named Hoole, attracted by the cries and the scuffle, observed that the deceased was bleeding from the throat and face, and that the prisoner was cutting his own throat with a table knife. The deceased was taken by Mrs Hoole to the house of Mrs Marshall, but died in a few minutes. After the examination of a number of witnesses, Mr Middleton addressed the jury for the prisoner. His Lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury con. suited together for about three minutes, and then found the prisoner guilty of murder. His Lordship passed sentence in a most impressive man ner, and the prisoner was removed, apparently little affected by his awful position. THE HUDDERSFIELD MURDER. Joseph Haig, aged 38, cotton twister, was indicted for the wilful murder of Joseph Pogeon, at Huddersfield, on the 7th of May last, but was acquitted on the ground of in• sanity, STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, Aug. IG.—There has been a little more activity in the market for shipping yarns to-day, and ww have had a general business doing for all markets except those of India. In some few cases an advance of id. per lb. has been paid on Friday's prices. This branch of the mar ket was strong at the close, with a tendency to advance. In home-trade yarns we have also had a very etrong market. Prices are pretty much the same as they were before the late depression. Fine numbers still maintain their position, the only signs of weal - mess being confined to yarns made from the commoner qualities of Surat cotton. Only a moderate amount of business is reported, and in the absence of any activity in the cloth market manufacturers are not aisposed to anticipate their wants. There is a more cheerful feeling in the cloth market. There has been a pretty general inquiry after goods, and buyers seem to hiive turned their attention a good deal more than they have for some weeks past to the actual testing of prices, and though few offers have been made and but little business has resulted manu facturers hold very firmly to their quotations. The only cases in which any weakness has been manifested has been where stocks had begun to accumulate inconveniently. In such instances there have not been transactions at lower prices, so far as we can hear, but there can be little doubt, if purchasers were actually to present themselves, offers at rather lower rates would be accepted. Shirtings and printers of good quality still command rela tively the best prices; while longcloths, T-cloths, and do mestics, not meeting with a demand at all proportioned to present much-increasing supply, are rather weaker. L :EDB, Nth.—There has been a moderate attendance of buyers. and sellers in the cloth - halls this morning, and the tone of t ,:se market, though rather quiet, was satisfactory. with autumn fabrics, have been pu r ch ase d Winter gook: 8, by the home houses, but the demand for to a fair exten..' exportation is rat:s'er slack. In good plain blacks and unions there is a fair busint. 48 doing. The manufacturers are well employed throughout ,the district. Wool is firmly held at last week's quotations. NOTTINGHAM, 16th.—T1,s attendance at this Exchange hall today was about as usua l, demand for lace yams at prices sit Th e inquiry for hosiery yarns was at: o inactive, at little or n o alteration in prices. Silks are realialu'g very high prices. In brown nets there was very little doing, owing to the es treme dearness of the raw material. ROCHDALE, 15th.—In all respects the flanne; trade keeps brisk and prices rise. The attendance of buyers was not large, to-day, but sufficient for the supply, which keeps small, awing to the continuance of orders direct to the m anufacturers. Both plain and fancy goods sell well, ant there is an increase in the demand for the thicker kinds. In Yorkshire good kerseys, plaids, linseys, and scourers are all in fair request at fully late prices. THE VICTORIA CROSS. (From the london Gazette of last Evening,) WAR OFFICE, Aug : _l6. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the under-mentioned officer, whose claim to the same has been submitted for her Majesty's approval, for his gallant conduct in New Zealand, as recorded against his name, viz. : Lieut. Colonel John Carstairs M'Neil, 107th Regiment — For the valour and presence of mind which ho displayed in New Zealand, on the 30th March, 1864, which is taus descrited by krivate Vosper, of the Coloaial Defence Force : Private Vesper states that he vies seat on that day with urivate Gibson, of the same Force, as an escort to Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) M'Neill, Aide-de-Camp to be Lie utenant -Gen. Sir Duncan Cameron. Lieutenant-Colonel M'Neill was proceeding to Te Awamutu on duty at the time. On returning from that place, an d about a mile on this sid of Ohanpu, this officer having seen a body of the enemy in front, sent Private Gibson back to bring up Infantry from Ohanpu, and he and Private Vosper proceeded leisurely to the top of a rise to watch the enemy. Suddenly they were attacked by about 50 natives, w ho were concea led in the forn close at hand. Their only chance of escape was by riding for their lives, and as they turned to gallop, Private Vesper's horse fell and threw him. The natives thereupon rushed forward to seize him, but Lieut.-Col. M 'Neill, on perceiving that Private Vesper was not folio wing him, returned, caught his horse, and helped him to mount. The natives were firing sharply at them, and was so near that, according to Private Voaper's statement, it was only by galloping as hard as they could that they escaped, He says that he owes his life entirely to Lieutenant-Colonel M`Neill's a ssistance, for he could not have caught his horse alone, and in a iew miLutee must have been %MINIM LONDON GAZETTE--Last Evening, WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, AUG. 16. Royal Regiment of Artillery —Major-General Sir Richard Dacres, 1i.C.8., to be Colon e l-C ommandant, vice Lieu. tenant-General Sir William Brereton, K.C.8., deceased. 4th Hussars—Lieutenant John Barrett L. Nevinson to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Russell England, promoted. 10th Hussars—Cornet John Cecil Russell to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Arthur Wyatt Edgell, who re tires. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet -Colonel William Henderson to be Colonel, vice Flude, removed as a general oilieer—Captain Henry John Bannatne Macleod to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Fre lerick Al x ander, removed to the Bengal Staff Co r p s —C aptain Frederick C onv b eare to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Richard Hart lieatinge, removed to the Bombay Staff Corps—Captain and Brevet Major Alexander Cameron Gleig, on the seconded List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel— Captain and Brevet-Major G. H. Vesey to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Henderson—Second Captain and Adjutant J. B. Hardy to be Captain, vice Couybeare-- S.cond Captain and Adjutant James Smith Baird to bo Captain, vice Edward Thomas Pasken, removed to the Madras Staff Corps—Seco n d Captain Campbell Cameron to be Captain, vice Charles Elliot, C.B. removed to the Madras Staff Corps—Second Captain Walter ' Delane to be Captain, vice Macleod Second Captain Cecil Brooke Le Mesurier to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Veeey— Lieut. George Grant Gordon to be Second Captain, vice Delane—Lieut. John Thomas Leishman to be Second Captain, vice Hardy—Lieut. John Charles Taylor to be Second Captain, vice Baird—Lieut. William Farar Grey to be Second Captain, vice Cameron—Lieut. John 3.l'Neill to be Second Captain, vice Horatio Biden, re moved to the Madras Staff Corps—Lieut. Henry Mont gomery Finlay to be Second Captain, vice Robert Lam bert Flayfair, removed to the Mad:as Staff Corp s —Li eut. John Mayes to be Second Captain, vice Malcolm Bandinel Sabin Lloyd, re move d to t h e M a d ras St a ff Corps--Lieur. William H. M'Causland to be Second Captain, vice Fre derick Lyon Ftayfair, removed to the Madras Staff Corps-- Lieutenant Penton lhomson to be Second Captain, vice John Hayes Grant, removed to the Bengal Staff Corps_. Lieutenant Edward Sidney Burnett to be Second Cap tain, viceLe Mesurier-- Gentleman Cadet George Clement Wynne to be Lieuten ant, vice Gordon—Gentleman Cadet Francis John Milman to be Lieutenant, vice Thomson — Gentleman Cadet George Herbert Nutting to be Lieu tenant, vice Robert Henry Palmer, removed to the Bengal Staff Corps—Gentleman Cadet Joseph Albert Curtin to be Lieutenant—Gentleman Cadet G e orge Marina Ken y_ ..pnimuy—Gentle nreaduyi to Frederick be Michael Lieutenant, vice d d T e i a e y y l o to be Cadet Lieutenant, vice Grey—Gentleman Cadet Edward Thomas Browell to be Lieutenant, vice McNeill—Gentleman Cadet Constantine Henry Hamilton to be Lieutenant, e , nkett to be Hayes—Gentleman Cadet Thomas e. arise brooke Penny to be Lieutenant, vice McCausland—G.4,e i ß ce o H be o r y t Hartings Willoniglheb traLleiaemnuatCere:Ctd'eavtdet Barry Francis Doraville to be Lieutenant, be to Lieutenan t, vice Burnett—Sergeant-Major H enry vice Leishman Gentleman Cadet Philip H enry B own. Bacchus to be Riding-Master, by augmentation. 3d Regiment of Fooi—Waldion Edward Roper Kelly, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Frederick W iz , _ Vans Leckie, transferred to the 56th Foot. _ _ 10th Foot—Staff-Surgeon William Sinclair to be Surgeon, vice Henry Bowles Franklin, M.D., who exchanges, Staff Assistant-Surgeon Fitzgerald Edward Scan/an to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice John Mackenzie, M.D., who exchanges 12th Foot—Lieut, Gilbert de Lacy Lacy to be Captaiß, by purchase, vice John Soamo Richardson, who retires— Ensign Arthur Henry Brittain to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Lacy—John Campbell Robertson Glasgow to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brittain. 14th Foot—Surgeon-Major Benjamin Swift, M.D., from 96th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice George Smyth King, M.D., who exchanges. 16th Foot—Captain John Octavius Chichester to be Major, without purchase, vicb Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel J elan Henderson, who retires upon lull pay—Lieut. George Street to be Captain, without purchase, vice Chichester— Ensign George Griffiths, to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Street—Hillyard Henry Angus Cameron, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Herbert William Thompson, promoted, by purchase, in the 3d West India Regiment. 25th Foot—Lieutenant George Terry Luder Carwithen to be Captain, by purchase, vice Theodore Gordon, who re tires—Ensign Charles lewrock Swete to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Carwithen—Charles William Maxwell Coote, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Swete. 30th Foot•—Cecil Roughsedge Hornby Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Henry Granville Sharps, who retires. 56th Foot—Lieutenant George Starner Crubbins, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Russell Colt, who retires—Ensign William Barnett to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gubbins—Ensign Fred. William Vans Leckie, trom the 3d Foot,,to be Ensign, vice Barnett. 62d Foot—Ensign Frank Crossman Clarke to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Charles Mesham, who retires— Gentleman Cadet Charles James Gordon Inglis, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clarke. 85th Foot—Ensign Henry Chuldleigh Wilmer to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. Frederick H o l mes , A'Court, who retiree—Robert George Stone Maunsell, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilmer. 91st Foot—Ensign William Cecil Hinton, to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Robert Butt Wesley, who retires —Gentleman Cadet Hugh Thornton Cuningham Dealtry, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Hinton. 96th Foot—Surgeon George Smyth King, M.D., from the 14th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Surgeon Major Benjamin Swift, who exchanges. Rifle Brigade—Ensign and Adjutant Leopold Victor Swaine, to have the rank of Lieutenant—Ensign Thos. Lander Mitchell-Innes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice James Edward Vaughan, who retires—Gentleman Cadet Cecil Harley St. Paul, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Michell-Innes. 21 West India Regiment—Ensign Beaufort Henry Vidal to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robert Eyre, who has retired. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Herbert Wm. Thomp son, from the ltiLh Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry P. Bluett, who has retired. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY (Woolwich).—Lieutenant J ohn Arthur Tillard, Royal artillery, to be Lieutenant of a Company of Gentlemen Cadets, vice John Charles Taylor, promoted. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Ensign Basil Porter, 76th Foot, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissary General, to be Deputy Assistant Commissary General. MILITARY STORE DEPARTMENT.—Deputy Suporinten. dent of Stores William Lanyon Penno to be Superinten dent of Stores, vice Pearce, placed up the retired list— Assistant Superintendent of Stores William Henry Horatio Scott to be Deputy Superintendent of Stores, vice Penno—Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Stores Peter Warwick to be Assistant Superintendent of Stores, vice Scott. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Surgeon Henry Bowles Frank ha, 11. D., tram the 10th Foot, to be Suitt-Surgeon, vice William Sinclair, who exchanges—Assistant-Surgeon John Mackenzie, MX., from the 10th Foot, to be Staff• Assistant-Surgeon, vice Fitzgerald Edward Scanlan, who exchanges. • BREVET.—M ajor-General Francis Rawdon Ckesney, Royal Artillery, to . be Lieutenant-General, vice Sir William Brereton, K. 0.8., deceased—Colonel Thomas Peters Elude, from the Royal Artillery, to be Major- General, vice Chesney, Lieut. Camel Edward Seeger, Bth Hussars, having com pleted the qualifying service in the rank of Lieut. Colonel, to be Colonel, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of October 14, 1858. Major and Brevet Lieut. Colonel John Henderson, re tired tall pay, late 16th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Colonel. Major Alexander Hugh Cobbe, 20th Foot, to be Lieut. . . _ _ Capt. Henry Wellington Palmer, 74th Foot, to be Major. In consequence of the promotion of Col. Flude to the rank of Major General, the undermentioned Officers on the Re tired Fall Pay List, who at the time of their retirement were senior to him on the Effective List, to be Major Gene rals, viz. :—Colonels Harry Stow, Charles Henry Mee, William Wallace d' Arley, Jonn Tylden, George Hoolton. Hyde. ADMIRALTY, At G. 15, The undermentioned officers were promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's Fleet on the sth instant : Messrs Henry Winstanley, Isaac Baker Moorman, Alfred Whdfin, and William Noble. The unlermentioned officers have been this day promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's Fleet:—Messrs Thomas Scott Chanter, Frederick Osborne Leonard Patch and Henry Edwin Kitchen. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Frederick Rothwell, draper, Rochdale Robert Thomson, tea dealer, Dover William Jennings, wine merchant, \V albrook John Ogan, baker, Hackney-road, William Rouch, grocer, Malden-road, Haveratock-hill Thomas Thompson, builder, Kennington Joseph Thornicratt, saddler, Crewe, Cheshire George Rainbow, shoemaker, Northampton William Rayne, furniture broker, Dewsbury John Hicks, butcher, Bray, Berkshire Richard Wavell, postmaster, Newport, Isle of Wight Thomas Pennicott, Thurlow Arms, Dulwich Theodore Erich, foreign glass manufacturer, Newgater street _ _ ------ BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Thomas James Pullen, gentleman, Wellington-terrace, Dalston Mearn3 Andrew Gillen,Se O h T o C r B dealer,N K isT R e v yP ho T u a t ; William Murray, farmer, Barnes James Neilson Provan, Peacockbank rfliomas M'Dougal, cutler ' Edinburgh IVaiter Yeats, hay dealer, Rothsey J. and A. Pollock, wrights, Glasgow - Course of Exchange,--Yesterday, Amster dam ........ Short. 11 19 12 0 Ditto .......... 3 Months. 12 i t 12 2} Rotterdam — 12 1 1 12 2i Antwerp -• • 25 72i '25 7 7 t Brussels — 25 67i 25 77t Hamburg h .. 13 91 13 lot Paris Ditto Marseilles . . — 25 70 25 75 Frankfort on Maine — 121 121 k Vienua 11 N) it b 5 374 31 Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid 471, 48 Cadiz 4Bk 481 Leghorn — 2:5 75 2,5 85 Milan " 25 80 25 85 Genoa — 25 80 25 85 Naples Palermo — '25 80 '25 85 Messina — 25 80 25 85 Lisbon - 611 611 F porto preign Gold i n B ars (St an d a rd) 64 O 1 ..... 51 ,per on, £3 17 9 Silver in Bars (Standard) .................... 0 5 li __— COLLISION AT SEA.—YLYMOUTH, AUGUST 16.- The Federal war corvette Sacramento pat is here this evening, having run down this afternoon off the Start the Norwegian brig Ceres, from Cadiz, with salt for Elsinore. The brig's crew were sold, The Ssermezto ~cae stet damaged,